Adaptability of Tree Species as Windbreaks for Urban Farms in the U.S. Intermountain West
Windbreaks or shelterbelts are a management tool to protect crops from damaging horizontal wind flow, and may provide a useful buffer between farmland and urbanized areas by reducing pesticide drift, dust, and noise associated with farming activities. Plant selection for windbreaks in the Intermount...
Main Authors: | Sheriden M. Hansen, JayDee Gunnell, Anthony Whaley, Xin Dai, Cole Harding, Brent L. Black |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
MDPI AG
2020-03-01
|
Series: | Horticulturae |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2311-7524/6/1/17 |
Similar Items
-
Greenstrip Establishment and Management in the Intermountain West
by: Younkin-Kury, Brenda Kristine
Published: (2004) -
Distribution and utilization of homestead windbreak Fukugi (Garcinia subelliptica Merr.) trees: an ethnobotanical approach
by: Bixia Chen, et al.
Published: (2021-02-01) -
Windbreak Effects Within Infinite Wind Farms
by: Nicolas Tobin, et al.
Published: (2017-08-01) -
Evaluation of Wildlife Depredation at Fish Hatcheries in the Intermountain West
by: Pitt, William C.
Published: (1995) -
Utilizing Legumes to Improve Production and Nutritive Value of Intermountain West Pastures
by: Briscoe, Jacob T.
Published: (2018)